How to Read Literature Like a ProfessorHarper Collins, 2009. okt. 13. - 336 oldal What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface—a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character—and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you. In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster shows how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those hidden truths, and to discover a world where a road leads to a quest; a shared meal may signify a communion; and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just rain. Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form, How to Read Literature Like a Professor is the perfect companion for making your reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun. |
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... look very heroic, to go somewhere and do something. Go in search of the Holy Grail. Go to the store for bread. Go to Vegas and whack a guy. Tasks of varying nobility, to be sure, but structurally all the same. Go there, do that. Note ...
... , in fifty words or more, is why professors of litera- ture typically think The Crying of Lot 49 is a terrific little book. It does look a bit weird at first glance, experimental Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It's Not) 5.
Thomas C. Foster. It does look a bit weird at first glance, experimental and superhip, but once you get the hang of it, you see that it follows the conventions of a quest tale. So does Huck Finn. The Lord of the Rings. North by Northwest ...
... look, communion having for many readers one and only one meaning. While that meaning is very important, it is not the only one. Nor, for that matter, does Christianity have a lock on the practice. Nearly every religion has some ...
... look like church.” Specifically, Tom and his lady friend, Mrs. Waters, dine at an inn, chomping, gnawing, suck- ing on bones, licking fingers; a more leering, slurping, groaning, and, in short, sexual meal has never been consumed. While ...
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When in Doubt | 37 |
Or the Bible | 47 |
Hanseldee and Greteldum | 57 |
Its Greek to Me | 64 |
Its More Than Just Rain | 74 |
If She Comes Up Its Baptism | 152 |
Geography Matters | 163 |
So Does Season | 175 |
One Story | 185 |
Marked for Greatness | 193 |
Hes Blind for a | 201 |
Its Never Just Heart Disease | 207 |
And Rarely Just Illness | 213 |
Does He Mean That? | 82 |
Is That a Symbol? | 97 |
Its All Political | 108 |
Yes Shes a Christ Figure Too | 117 |
Flights of Fancy | 125 |
Its All About Sex | 135 |
Except Sex | 143 |
Dont Read with Your Eyes | 226 |
Is He Serious? | 235 |
A Test Case | 245 |
Envoi | 278 |
Acknowledgments | 297 |
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